I could not believe it. Last Labor Day, while on vacation at Disneyland, just as it got to be mid-afternoon with the sun high up and in swel...

When I see the name of this product, I should think of a jack in the box toy or the Jack in the Box fast food chain, but unfortunately, I th...

Uhoh. Trader Joe's is at it again with their flavor-mixin' ways. While I'm a fan of most of them , there's been a couple tha...

I loooove me some sweet beverages. I don't care what kind: sodas, juices, energy drinks, milkshakes, nectars, smoothies, frappuccinos, m...

I'm going to admit that I'm really not all that knowledgeable when it comes to coffee. I'm just not. I sorta know what a café au...

It's been a busy December, as Decembers often are. There's decorating, shopping, and holiday gatherings and whatnot. I often get s...

In the past, Trader Joe's has demonstrated an uncanny knack for nailing all things gingerbread-ish. Case in point:  the cookie butter ...

I remember it well. Circa 2004, I walked into Jamba Juice on Ventura Boulevard near my old apartment in Sherman Oaks, CA; the same Jamba Ju...

Y'know, Trader Joe's has had some odd names and silly packaging for some of their products before, but this one...this might be th...

Sandy and I could not do anything else other than look at each other and make a quizzical face. We were away for the weekend at a resort in ...

I have a confession to make to you, dear readers. I have an addiction that I don't think I can stop. This isn't so different from yo...

In a previous post , it was established that I have a fear of carrot juice. I've never been a fan of the original V-8 or any other veget...

Wait, wait, what? I thought this was a Trader Joe's blog reviewing Trader Joe's products. Where's the "Trader" charact...

Ah, beer. Probably like most folks ,I fairly distinctly remember my very first sip of brew. I was seventeen, off to college (I was a young...

In summers past, Sandy and I have had the privilege of going to some pretty remote towns in Mexico for a week to help out with some medical ...

"Kefir" is actually pronounced "Keh-FEAR," although so many people use the popular mispronunciation "KEY-fur,...

So, I didn't grow up in Pittsburgh but have lived in the city for just over eight years now, and in the meanwhile have learned all sorts...

When I hear the word "Dynamo," I think of the overweight, opera-singing, lightning-slinging baddie from 1987's The Runni...